We are spending an estimated $1B per day on the war on Iran. Now Trump and Co want an extra $200B from Congress to fund the war. But healthcare? Cut. Food stamps? Cut. Education? Cut. Cancer research? Cut. Environmental protections? Cut. And of course, taxes on the rich? Cut. It's obscene.

Federal officials said in public statements during the surge that they were targeting the "worst of the worst." The new data shows that fewer than a quarter of those arrested in Minnesota had a criminal conviction on their record. The vast majority were arrested for civil immigration violations. (2)

Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit from @deportationdata.org, Minnesota is getting its first credible numbers on arrests during the federal government's surge here this winter. About 3,800 Minnesota residents were arrested. Most from Latin America (only 106 from Somalia). (1)

basically none of the solar existed before 2020 and none of the batteries existed before 2024. biggest technological revolution of our lifetime:

Republicans are really going to try to cut your health care to pay for a war that's increasing your energy bill. Good luck having 150 House members after that www.axios.com/2026/03/30/g...

At the height of ICE operations in Minnesota, reporters descended on the Twin Cities. I wanted to know what was happening in the small farming & meatpacking towns in the rest of the state. So we sent @emmarjanssen.bsky.social there, & she produced this stunning report. prospect.org/2026/03/30/a...

"I'm a cop, I don't understand the law" is literally one of the most on-brand things I have ever heard in my life

St. Paul, MN @reuters.com #NoKings

They started an illegal war of choice during an ideological, racist and sexist purge led by right wing podcasters calling targets on a sieg heiling billionaire’s website, believing their superior genes and brutality would lead to rapid victory and are now facing defeat bsky.app/profile/dunc...

This is insane for so many reasons, obviously, but what the fuck is the $65k going towards if there aren't teachers???

I just don’t get the political instinct here.

While MAGA has elevated being a puling pissbaby into an art form, both parties have nursed this infantile strain of public life, where we can have all of the moral crusades and none of the sacrifices a moral universe demands www.welcometohellworld.com/a-nation-tha...

“.. even if the conflict is wound down within weeks, fertiliser disruption alone would cause US food inflation to rise from around 2 per cent to 4 per cent year on year. If fighting drags into the summer, she warns, the increase could reach double digits.” www.ft.com/content/27e0...

We testified in the MN Senate today in support of commonsense protections for workers as AI rapidly reshapes the workplace. Our research shows that though 1 in 3 Minnesota workers are at high risk of exposure to generative AI, women and workers in low-union occupations still face the highest risk.

So Demuth doubts anything bad happened during Operation Metro Surge? If only there was a way for a legislator to hear from Minnesotans about what happened. We could call it a HEARING. Just an idea.

This is an absolute scandal; the United States government is deliberately consolidating all deportation cases of an ethnic minority that the President has called "garbage" in front of a handpicked group of judges and with dramatically accelerated timeline. A lawsuit was filed yesterday against it.

What a fucking joke

Dems should run on a (white collar) law and order platform

It would be so cool if any of the four Republicans from Minnesota cared that federal agents murdered two Minnesotans and terrorized our state, constantly breaking the law.

Average immigration detention deaths per month from FY 2010 to FY 2024: 0.69 Average immigration detention deaths per month in FY 2025: 1.75 Average immigration detention deaths per month so far in FY 2026: 4.6 www.npr.org/2026/03/10/g...

Charting the shifting Minneapolis property tax burden. Residential property taxes bottomed out at 47.4% of the city's tax base in 2020 due to recent apartment growth. But has since climbed to 55.6% this year because of decline in commercial property values.

Good. These programs are an insane giveaway to the rich.

HCMC — the most important safety net hospital in the Upper Midwest — is on the verge of collapse, while Mayo netted $1.5 billion in profit. It’s not just a struggling institution, it’s a broken system.

Companies are using AI and surveillance data like your browsing history, location, or personal characteristics to decide how much to pay you. That means two people doing the same job could be paid differently based on data collected about them, often without their knowledge.

Today we’re testifying in support of a bill to ban surveillance-based wage discrimination in the Minnesota House. Here’s what that means:

New from me: by the end of the week, the war in Iran will likely have cost $25 billion, with Trump poised to ask for $200 billion more Below is a writeup, but the meat of it is this table, which shows what an equal amount of funding could cover domestically www.americanprogress.org/article/by-t...

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

I love sacrificing on behalf of unclear and constantly changing goals that result in the murder of thousands of innocents and worldwide economic hardship.

$200B would’ve covered 6 years worth of ACA tax credits (yes, the same health care funding they shot down as too expensive) They’d rather spend money on yet another unjustified war in the Middle East than health care for our own citizens.

Where we are: Former DHS secretary’s sidepiece/unofficial staffer allegedly demanded bribes from for-profit prison operator for federal ethnic-cleansing contracts. Explosive (if not surprising) reporting from NBC

Yeah but it’s worth it for our very clear objectives

These are some bizarro world bargaining chips. ➡️DHS is willing to not deport US citizens in exchange for senators voting to fund them. ➡️During senate confirmation hearing, Trump nominee to lead DHS pledges not to enter homes without a judicial warrant.

This is the conservative pitch to most Americans: Sure, you might be suffering as a result of our policies, but other people -- people who are different from you, people you don't like -- they're suffering a lot more than you, so it all works out.

Devin Booker sucks, man

Despite the rapid adoption of AI across industries, with nearly 80% of U.S. companies now using AI and more than 70% using Generative AI, Minnesota currently has no laws governing the use of AI in employment decisions or workplace surveillance.

Our research shows that more than 800,000 Minnesota workers, roughly one in three, are employed in jobs with high exposure to Generative AI, meaning AI tools could perform more than half of the tasks currently done by workers in those roles.

Minnesota legislators are FINALLY considering bills to regulate AI in the workplace. We need this before we fall even further behind this rapidly advancing tech.

everybody says where is the strait of hormuz but no one asks HOW is the strait of hormuz

The Trump administration is radically cutting wages for farmworkers in the H-2A visa program - because they’ve admitted that deportations will raise food prices. This will also put downward pressure on the wages of U.S. farmworkers, reducing their total annual wages by about $3 billion.

The Iran war is showing that renewable energy is a national security imperative, and that fighting renewables tooth and nail as the White House has been doing since day one deeply undermines national security, as @ryanlcooper.com writes. prospect.org/2026/03/13/i...

Correction: We spent basically Head Start's total annual budget ($12B) on the new Gulf War in its first week. So we are now well past its annual budget. bsky.app/profile/pear...

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after. It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

We're MANLY. We are WARFIGHTERS. Prioritizing LETHALITY and KINETIC ACTION. Don't take pictures of me from that angle dude come on.

Somehow my most controversial policy position is that I’m pro-daylight saving time. I mean goddamn go outside right now. This beautiful evening: brought to you by a slightly inconvenient twice-yearly time change.

If true, this is great news. Becca has been a tireless warrior on behalf of our kids and community in the face of the ICE occupation. I can think of few who have done more in our corner of South Minneapolis.

Trump's war on Minnesota broke everything. It will take a lot (time, resources, people) to fix it.

If your salary is $1 million, today's the day you stop paying into social security for the year. 94% of us pay in all year long. Dead simplest social security fix is to lift this cap. $1m+ earners wouldn't even notice it and it'd keep the fund flush for everyone. Maybe even increase payouts.